Continuing Professional Development

"Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a continuing learning process that compliments formal undergraduate and postgraduate education and training. CPD will play an important role in the delivery of the new Revalidation system. CPD requires doctors to maintain and improve their standards across all areas of their practice. CPD should encourage and support specific changes in practice and career development, and have a role to play in helping doctors to keep up to date when they are not practising."

Guidance on Continuing Professional Development, General Medical Council, April 2004.
 

 

Background

We explain the background to Continuing Professional Development and link to some of the key supporting documents

 

Key Documents

A selection of key documents, from the College and other organisations that will assist in the understanding of Continuing Professional Development.

 

CPD Credits Scheme

In preparation for Revalidation, and in line with the 10 Principles of Good Practice in CPD developed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the RCGP has developed a CPD Credits Scheme for all GPs. This scheme is fully described in the RCGP Guide to the Credit-Based System for CPD.

 

Other CPD Initiatives

A range of initiatives are being developed by the Professional Development Board to support CPD for GPs.

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